Lehi PD is the latest to jump on the “dui checkpoint” (meaning let’s stop all of the law-abiding citizens in the hope of finding a few drunks) bandwagon. They just announced that they are going to do one on 1 and 2 September 2011 on Pioneer Crossing at 600 East in Lehi.
As a resident of Lehi, I VERY MUCH OBJECT to using the police department in this manner. They plan to stop ALL law-abiding citizens in the hope of catching a few bad guys. That’s wrong – morally and ethically.
If police officers believe that it’s OK to impede the law-abiding public in an effort to catch a possible few bad guys, then we have a problem. I’d prefer police that honor not only the letter of – but the intent behind – The Constitution. And “DUI Checkpoints” are completely against both.
We don’t want to live in a Nazi-Germany-like state where we have police on every corner, and they can approach you at will with no legitimate cause and ask for “your papers”. This is approaching that kind of state. And morally and ethically it is wrong.
So even though I’m a Lehi resident, I’m recommending to EVERYONE that they do NO BUSINESS at all in Lehi on 01-September-2011 and 02-September-2011. Go to American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Lindon, Orem, or even Murray or Provo. Don’t give your dollars to them here in Lehi. Deprive them of the tax dollars and deprive the police of the opportunity to impede you in your law-abiding activities.
If the Lehi PD wanted to verify the registrations of all sex offenders in the city (I wonder if they have ever bothered to do that?) or sit in school zones (where it might actually create some SAFETY), I wouldn’t have an issue with it.
But when they want to impede EVERYONE in order to catch a possible few, they go over the line.
Please, don’t visit or travel through Lehi on 1 and 2 September 2011. Spend your dollars elsewhere, and don’t get your time wasted in a morally and ethically questionable activity conducted by the Lehi PD.